Heres the next chapter. Thanks for the reviews guys. Just a heads up, I decided to add Clay into the fic. He's still Nate's sports agent.
Brooke hadnt left Maddie's side since she was admitted to the hospital. It had been determined that Maddie was 16 weeks pregnant, but the baby was a stillborn, and stopped developing. The doctor had taken the fetus out of Maddie, as it could have caused plenty of health risks for her if the baby stayed in there. Justin came when Brooke called him, and Nathan followed once he made sure the kids were okay at home. Maddie opened her eyes and saw her parents and her husband in the room with her. Maddie didnt say anything, and neither did the others. They all just stayed their silent.
By the time Maddie came home a few days later all of the Scott's had been filled in on what happened. Brooke told the kids not to bring the topic up around Maddie, but not to treat her any differently either. Maddie had come home, and went straight to her room with Justin following. No one said anything. Natalie was in the kitchen sitting at the table writing in her journal. It was her therapists idea for her to start one and just write about her thoughts and feelings. Brooke was in her room sitting on the bed folding laundry with Hayley, Izzy and Dani watching tv on the bed. Rugrats was on and the three girls were watching contently. Nathan came into the room, he had been at the rivercourt with Luke and Josh. He came over and kissed Brooke. "Hey baby." He said to her. "Hows Mad's?" Nathan asked his wife about his oldest daughter.
"She's doing okay. Shes asleep right now." Brooke told her husband. "Nathan, our kids are amazing kids, but right now it seems like each one of them has an issue, and I feel like I'm failing as a parent. Logan cant walk, Maddie had a miscarriage, Natalie was raped and is dealing with depression, and Josh still has his anger issues." Brooke told him.
"Brooke, you arent failing as a parent. If it wasnt for you, this family wouldnt function the way it does and would probably fall apart." Nathan said as he sat on the bed and took his shoes off.
"Yeah, but all of these bad things keep happening to my children, and I cant do anything about it." Brooke told him. "It makes me wanna take these three and lock them up and not let them out." The show was on commercial and the three little girls attention was deverted to Brooke and Nathan.
"Mommy! You cant lock me up, like grandpa Dan!" Izzy said with her infamous shriek.
"Babe, I was kidding. Chill." Brooke laughed.
Nathan went over to the walk in closest he shared with Brooke and he got out his gym bag.
"Daddy! Are you leaving?" Izzy asked her father.
"Tonight ladybug." Nathan told her. "I'll only be gone for a few days. I gotta go make some money so that I can buy you all that ice cream." Nathan said as he tickled Izzy's stomach.
"Hey Nate, you should take Josh with you. I mean, while you're playing he can stay with Clay, but it will be good for him to spend some time with you. Plus you said that the players take their kids with them all the time." Brooke suggested.
"That's a good idea. I'll go ask him." Nathan said. Nathan walked out of his bedroom and went to his sons. Josh was sitting on his bed playing video games. He paused it.
"Hey dad, whats up?" He asked.
"Wanna go on the road with me?" Nathan asked his son. "Going to Chicago for a game." He told him.
"Really?" Josh said getting excited. "Yeah I wanna go!" He said.
"Be packed by 5." Nathan told his son.
"Thanks dad." Josh said.
"No problem buddy." Nathan said as he went back to his room. He found Hayley and Dani sitting in the empty laundry basket and Brooke braiding Izzy's hair.
"He's excited." Nathan said. "I am too, you know it's been a while since I've got to spend some time with Josh." Nathan said.
"Im glad. I'm sure he feels pretty lonely with all these girls around here." Brooke said.
"We could do something about that, you know." Nathan said.
"Nathan we have 7 kids. We definately dont need another one." Brooke told him.
"It's not like we dont have the room or cant afford it." Nathan told her.
"Nathan, we dont have the time. I wanna be able to give our kids the individual attention they need." Brooke said.
"Brooke, Maddie and Logan are adults, Natalie lives with Logan most of the time, and shes 17, That just leaves the other 4, and we give them all equal attention." Nathan told her.
Brooke sighed. "Nathan, I know you want another boy, but I dont want anymore kids right now, plus there is a chance we could get another girl." Brooke told him.
"Not if we adopt." Nathan told her.
Brooke sighed. "Nathan. If I tell you I'll think about it, will you drop it for now?" Brooke asked.
"Only if you promise to think about it." Nathan told her.
'I do. I promise I'll think about it." Brooke said.
Nathan kissed her. "Okay. That's all I ask." Nathan said.
The rest of the night was pretty calm for the Scott's. Nathan and Josh left for Nathan's game. Maddie and Justin kept to themselves the whole night, Logan spent some time with Sara and Dani. Brooke gave Izzy and Hayley baths then put them to bed. Natalie and Katie were sitting on the roof talking.
"So, can I ask you something without making you mad?" Katie asked her sister/cousin.
"Go for it."Natalie said as she laid down on the roof and looked up at the stairs.
"Is something going on with you and Clay?" Katie asked. "I mean I know hes attractive, but hes like in his 20's and you're 17." Katie told her sister.
"Nothing is going on. Promise. We're just friends. Clay's been a good person to talk to. He lost his wife, so he knows what it feels like to hurt, and hes just been a good listener." Natalie told her.
"Okay, I was just wondering. If anything happens, promise you'll tell me?" Katie asked.
"As long as you promise not to tell mom and dad. They would freak." Natalie said.
"Do you think hes cute?" Katie asked.
"Duh." Natalie laughed. "What about you girly? Got any boys that you like?" Natalie asked her sister.
"Yeah there is one, but I dont know. Nat, I feel like a freak. Im almost 16 and Ive never been kissed. I must be an ugly freak." Katie said.
"Okay one, if mom heard you say that, you would be pushed off this roof, two, you're a Scott, and Scott's and ugly dont go together, and three you arent ugly, and honestly I think it's cool that you havent been kissed yet. You havent settled, which is really good. I mean Logan's first was Megan, Maddie's was Blaine, and mine was some random guy." Natalie said. " It'll happen. Dont worry." She told her sister. "So tell me about this guy." Natalie said.
"Well, he's really cool and he's really cool. I met him on the first day of school. I really like him." Katie told her sister.
"Invite him to your sweet 16." Natalie told her.
"I need to talk to mom about my party." Katie said.
Meanwhile in the Scott house Brooke was on the phone with Haley.
"Haley, what do I do?" Brooke asked her friend. She had just explained to her about how Nathan wanted another baby.
"Brooke, you're right you do have a lot of kids, but I see you with those kids, and each one is special in their own way, and you made them that way. You're so great with your kids and you give them what they need, and want and I honestly think you can handle another one, if you do want one.
"I mean, it would be nice to have another little boy around, but we're adopting, if we do it, because with my luck I'll get 3 more girls before I get another boy, plus theres kids out there who need better homes." Brooke said.
"Well, if you do it, go to an agency, and find a woman who is pregnant, who is giving her baby up. Usually you would be able to name the child. What letters are you up too?" Haley asked.
"G or O." Brooke said. "Im thinking Gavin." Brooke said.
"Gavin is a cute name Brooke. It's better than Oliver, or Oscar." Haley told her friend.
Brooke laughed. "You know you have a pattern too. You have Addie, and Brenden, so this new baby has to be a C." Brooke said.
"And D." Haley said. "Im having twins, and they're both girls." Haley said.
"Damn Hales, thats great." Brooke said. "The Scott brothers must have issues producing boys." Brooke laughed.
"Have you thought of names?"
"No, but Addie wants to name them, so Luke and I told her it was all her." Haley told Brooke.
Brooke and Haley kept talking for a little while.
Maddie had woken up and she found herself laying in Justin's arms.
"Hey beautiful." He said as he kissed her forehead. "How are you feeling?" He asked her.
"Im okay." She told him. "Im sad, but I'm okay." She said.
"Dont worry baby, one day you'll get pregnant and we'll have a healthy beautiful child." He told her.
"I know. Im not rushing it anymore." She said.
"I love you." He told her and she said it back.
Okay there it is. I need some opinions.
Should Brooke and Nathan adopt?(If they do, it will be a couple chapters, and the mother will have lots of issues, and it will cause hurdles for Brooke and Nate)
What should Addie name her sisters?(C and D)
Should something happen between Natalie and Clay?(If so, what? A relationship? Sex?)
Let me know what you guys think.
Kelsey.